Product Description

When Contemporary Asian America was first published, it exposed its readers to developments within the discipline, from its inception as part of the ethnic consciousness movement of the 1960s to the more contemporary theoretical and practical issues facing Asian America at the century's end.

This new edition features a number of fresh entries and updated material. It covers such topics as Asian American activism, immigration, community formation, family relations, gender roles, sexuality, identity, struggle for social justice, interethnic conflict/coalition, and political participation.

As in the first edition, Contemporary Asian America provides an expansive introduction to the central readings in Asian American Studies, presenting a grounded theoretical orientation to the discipline and framing key historical, cultural, economic, and social themes with a social science focus. This critical text offers a broad overview of Asian American studies and the current state of Asian America.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #817665 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-01
• Released on: 2007-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 584 pages

Review

"Contemporary Asian America addresses pressing issues and theoretical concerns of Asian Americans in the twenty-first century. Its wide range of coverage and high quality in the depth of its analysis make this volume valuable."

- Esther Ngan-ling Chow, American University

Praise for the first edition:

"An impressive and comprehensive collection of theoretically grounded and historically rich accounts of the Asian American collective and specific experiences. Ideal for undergraduate and graduate courses in Asian American Studies."

- Yen Le Espiritu, author of Asian American Women and Men: Labor, Laws, and Love

"An outstanding collection of essays, representing some of the most insightful work being done in Asian American Studies today. The wide range of topics covered and the quality of the selections, make this an indispensable volume, both in terms of its substantive content and its theoretical sophistication."

- Lane Ryo Hirabayashi, University of Colorado, Boulder

"Presents a valuable collection of readings that address the complexities of contemporary Asian American communities. Bringing together a wide range of scholars who work in the areas of history, sociology, gender and sexuality studies, critical race theory, transnationalism, and cultural studies, Contemporary Asian America will serve as the standard reader in courses dealing with the issues confronting contemporary Asian America for years to come."

- K. Scott Wong, co-editor of Claiming America: Constructing Chinese American Identities during the Exclusion Era

"A highly useful collection of readings that trace the topography of contemporary Asian American studies and introduce the major themes and concerns in the field: social movement, immigration policy, racism and racialization, labor, gender and sexuality, and cultural expression. In this ambitious reader, Zhou and Gatewood bring together the histories and contemporary issues facing Asian Americans of different ethnic heritages, generations, and social class backgrounds."

- Elaine H. Kim, University of California, Berkeley

About the Author

Min Zhou is Professor of Sociology and Founding Chair of the Department of Asian American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles. She is the author of Chinatown, co-author of Growing Up American, and co-editor of Asian American Youth.

J. V. Gatewood is a PhD candidate in American Civilization at Brown University.

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Customer Reviews

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Although there have been a number of readers published in the growing field of Asian American Studies, none approach the subjectmatter with more clarity, depth and understanding than Zhou and Gatewood's _Contemporary Asian America: A Multidisciplinary Reader_. As one who took Asian American Studies courses as a college undergraduate, I appreciate _Contemporary Asian America_ for its commitment to providing historical readings on the birth and development of Asian American Studies, as well as articles on Asian American community formation, new immigrant and refugee populations, Asian American visual culture, multiethnic Asian Americans, and queer Asian America, among many other topics. Not only is the range of subject areas diverse yet focused, but the articles themselves are a wonderful reference guide to illuminating some of the most groundbreaking scholarship in the history and continuing development of the field. As a current graduate student and one who hopes to teach Asian American Studies related courses in the future, I found the study questions, suggested readings and suggested films that accompany each section an especially informative and useful guide to further exploring the wealth of issues presented in this reader. In short, _Contemporary Asian America_ is a useful text for those just discovering the field of Asian American Studies as well as for all levels of undergraduate and graduate students, public educators, and more seasoned college and university professors. This is one reader that no student, professor or library should go without.

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